Australia’s landmark ban on social media use for under-16s is being undermined by weak enforcement from platforms rather than limitations in age-checking technology, according to an industry body.

Paramount Skydance is reshaping its Paramount+ streaming app to capture the growing demand for short-form video content and compete more directly with platforms like TikTok, Instagram, and YouTube.

Justin Bieber made a highly anticipated return to the stage on Saturday, April 18, 2026, headlining the second weekend of the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival.

YouTube has introduced a new time management feature that allows users to effectively turn off Shorts by setting a zero-minute limit, removing the short-form video feed from the app on both Android and iOS.

The tech firm behind social network Snapchat cut 1,000 jobs on Wednesday, saying AI is boosting efficiency as it strives to be profitable.

The High Anti-Corruption Court (HACC) has allowed the head of the Batkivshchyna faction, Yulia Tymoshenko, who is suspected of offering an improper benefit to people’s deputies of Ukraine, to travel abroad on a business trip to participate in an international event in Croatia.

American livestreamer Johnny Somali has been sentenced to six months in prison in South Korea after sparking widespread outrage for kissing a statue commemorating women forced into sexual slavery during World War Two.

Iran has condemned a decision by YouTube to suspend a pro-Iranian media group’s account over what the platform described as “violent content,” following the release of Lego-style artificial intelligence videos.

YouTube has raised the price of its Premium and Music subscriptions in the United States, marking the first increase in several years as the platform looks to sustain growth and support creators.

YouTube Premium subscription prices in the United States have quietly increased again, with the changes taking effect on April 10, 2026, reportedly without any official announcement from the company.